2002 ford f-250 5.4l triton motor. 95,950 miles on eng. Spark plug blow out. Just cost me $775 dollars to have spark plug insert,new spark plug, and spark plug coil replaced. I did not get the old parts back.
2002 Ford F-250 SD engine complaints
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2002 f250 super duty lariat with 80,350 miles and original factory installed plugs lost a sparkplug on passenger side of motor on 8/22/2010, 183 miles from dealer(who sold me an after market "extended" warranty. I paid $300.00 plus to have truck trailered back to the dealer and have incurred other expenses now that we are going on over a week since the problem! I don't have any faith in the vehicle now and am not going to be overly surprised at what this situation has done to the trade-in value of, what was, a beautiful truck. Ford says "won't help" and warranty people say "won't help; not a lubricated part". Asking for letters to that effect from both company's for my "personal use"!!!
Leaking head gaskets on 2002 ford f250 truck with 5.4l engine allows oil to leak onto starter and exhaust manifold creating safety hazard. This is a known problem with this type engine.
Ford f-250 spark plug came out of head, broke off coil pack, cant get new plug back in. This should not be able to happen. I guess I am going to try helicoil,it happened on the 3rd cyl back from the front on right side so its kind of under the windshield all ready, not much room for drill.
Tl*the contact owns a 2002 ford f-250 super duty. While driving at 50 MPH, the contact heard a hissing noise and the vehicle suddenly lost power. The contact pulled over and noticed a spark plug had fallen out of the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealership where it was repaired. The failure mileage was 70,142. The current mileage was approximately 79,000.
Well guess what, it's me again with f250 4x4 with the triton motor. Got in it made it about 1/10 of a mile, it started shimming and running rough again and it died. I'm afraid to start it because of the spark plug ejecting already once and I'm afraid it's going to do it again and catch fire. Ford if this keeps up u will have a lawsuit and you can bring in your big lawyers but I guarantee you will not win.
I had to replace exhaust manifold bolts at 75,000 miles and now I am replacing them again also. I have read all these complaints about the sparkplugs and the bolts burning into and I have had fords since I've been driving at age 16 which is over 30 years ago and I might be changing my brand because I am sick of the trouble. Ford you need to step up to the plate, these are hard times for everyone but you need to take responsibility of these problems.
Sparkplug ejected out of motor on right side and another sparkplug on the left side keeps missing out because of oil in it. I can't keep fighting repairs I'm still paying on it. From what I'm hearing there is several motors doing this. I would like to see this problem solved please or ford can pay my tow bills. My cruise control quit working. I have a rumble in rear end when turning corners. I have had it looked at, different things fixed and no repair facility can figure it out. I work 60 minutes away and I can't keep getting stranded in it and I'm very tired of it.
I have 2002 ford f250 with a 5.4l triton engine. The exhaust manifold studs are rusting and breaking off. I have contacted my dealer and have been told it is common problem. This is an $850 to $1000 fix. I am afraid that the exhaust gases may start something burning in the engine compartment and that the leaking exhaust is not being cleaned by the catalytic converter. If this is a common problem, why isn't there a recall? The replacement studs are stainless steel and are bigger so ford must know of this problem.
Spark plug blowout while driving on 5.4 liter triton motor with 48,000 miles factory installed spark plugs. Ford motor dealer contacted. Refused to accept responsibility. Mechanic made shop repair by pulling intake and installing insert to number 3 cylinder. $1000.00 dollar repair, potential fuel ignition from motor, escaping fuel mix combined with coil spark present during failure.
I had a spark plug blow out of my cylinder head of my ford f250 2002 with 79,000 miles on it.
2002 ford f-250 v-10 I having the issue of the spark plug blowing out this is the second one in about a years time. Luckily the first time spark plug went back in this time it isn't going to happen that way. If its a ford issue they need to fix it instead of us having to fix there problems.
I have a 2002 ford f250 with a triton v* engine. To this date, it has blown out 5 spark plugs! So far, the repairs have run over $1000 to fix this, and with three more to go, I can foresee at least another $750, which I can ill afford.
Ford f250 v-10 spit spark plug, caused small fire under the hood. Broke the cop. If a spark plug blows out and could injure a person working on the vehicle, why is that different from this that is classified as a safety recall? (engine cooling fan blades that break unexpectedly causing injury to persons working on a vehicle).
I own a 2002 f250 v10 with approx 84,000 miles. I was just driving along and the spark plug from the # 8 cylinder blew out. I had to retap it and put a helicoil in it. The spark plugs were the original spark plugs and have never been replaced. I have seen numerous complaints of the same problem on kline. It is definitely a manufacturing defect. Also I need to replace the exhaust manifold bolts on the same cylinder heads. This is another problem I have found numerous complaints about online.
Ford f-250 2002 engine blew out a spark plug.
Spark plug blew out after stopping for red light. Shut off engine, popped the hood and there was a small fire under the hood. I was able to put the fire out quickly with my shirt. Cop was damaged, tried to re-install plug, but the threads in the head were stripped. I was able to just snug the plug down enough to get me home. About .5 mi. I was stopped in the middle of the road with traffic going around me both directions.
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 ford f-250. He noticed flames emerging from the engine compartment. The fire department extinguished the fire. The vehicle has not been inspected to determine the cause of the failure. The current and failure mileages were 168000.
5:30 monday morning I started my 2002 ford f250 superduty pickup, as soon as my truck started there was a huge explosion and a big fire ball flash from under my hood followed by smoke and the odor of plastic burning and gas fumes. I immediately shut the truck off and opened the hood, after some investigation I was amazed to see that a spark plug had completely blown out of the head of my engine. I was happy to see that the fire was minimal but I was completely amazed that a plug blew out of my engine. About seven or so days ago my engine started to make a tapping noise under the hood, I knew that it could be a lifter because of the over head cam but now I guess I know what that noise was, just the gases pushing through the threads of the plug. No one was hurt and my truck didn't burn to the ground, but I did have to borrow my wife's truck all week and work out rides while mine was in the shop. I am a carpenter and need my truck every day so when this happened I knew I had to find information on this problem. I was amazed to find that there were many people I know that this happened to, so I looked into it more and found that there are many people talking about it on the computer with the exact same experience as me some with more damage and some say it happened several times in the same engine. There are many repair kit options available for this problem in the ford engines, it seams quite obvious to me that this is a huge problem that ford must be responsible for, I know I'm not I take care of my truck and have always maintained it at high level. Ford says that the plugs are blowing out because of improper torquing well I guess they must have done that wrong in the plant when the truck was built because they were never changed or touched by anyone else. After looking into this problem I cant understand why there has not been a recall to fix this problem instead ford just makes money off consumers on it by selling them new heads for the engines and the labor $1500.
I have a 2002 ford f250 3/4 ton 4-door long box truck. It was a wyoming highway department truck. I got it in january and it was running great with 170,000 miles on it, then the # 3 spark plug was spit out of the engine on startup, after it sat for a half hour in september. The coil pack also was spit out and was dangling out on the valve cover.
2002 ford f250 with a triton v8 5.4l engine had the spark plug blown out of the cylinder head and destroyed the ignition coil. Apparently this is an extremely common problem and ford is unwilling to do anything. Cost of repair is $1100.00. Could potentially start a fire as fuel air mixture escape the cylinder the coil was sparking against the engine and this could have started a fire. The original factory plugs were installed in the engine, and the engine has never been serviced by anyone except the ford dealership.
While driving my 2002 ford f250 super duty (5.4l v-8) I experienced a popping sound from under the hood which increased in volume very quickly. I pulled over (on a busy highway) and had to be towed to a shop where I learned that a spark plug had been ejected. The repair, which was about the most minimal that could be done, cost me over $600.00, with no guarantee that this will not happen again. My internet research on this indicates that there have been literally thousands of these incidents involving ford engines. Ford clearly knows about this, but does not acknowledge it, does not assist with the costs, and will not recall the engines. This is not just a very costly inconvenience - it is a clear-cut safety issue that strands vehicles on busy highways and has resulted in numerous fires.
Ford f-250 5.4 l while driving low speed, heard loud pop in engine compartment, spark plug ejected from head. Discovered that this is a common occurrence with aluminum head engines, esp ford 1989 through 2005 4.6 and 5.4 liter engines. Problem is the result of 5 thread depth in head instead on new spec of 7. Preventive measures, remove plugs, clean carbon from threads, reinstall plug, torque to required foot pounds. Why ford or dealer doesn't tell you this is criminal. That's why I now drive a toyota.
While driving at 35 MPH, a spark plug was ejected from my 2002 ford f-250 5.4l v8 pickup truck, causing the engine to stall and resulting in a loss of power for steering and braking. I'm told by my mechanic today, who identified the problem even before I told him why I was there, that this is due to a known defect with many ford engines, but that no recall was ever issued. Given the danger of fuel vapors escaping from the spark plug hole and risk of fire, perhaps the federal safety agency should press ford on the issue if it really is a common problem.
Two spark plug so far have been ejected.
Tl*the contact owns a 2002 ford f-250 sd. While driving approximately 15 MPH, the contact heard a loud popping noise outside of the vehicle. Suddenly, there was reduced engine power. The driver pulled over to the side of the road and turned off the engine. The engine was restarted after a few minutes and the contact heard an extremely loud noise. The vehicle is in the process of being towed to an independent mechanic. The cause of the failure has not been determined. The VIN was unknown. The failure and current mileages were 89,000. Updated 09/01/09
The number three spark plug blew out and caused a small fire that was extinguished with a large slurpee.
Vehicle stalls intermittently. Occurs often in intersections when taking off. Creates a very dangerous situation. The same year, make, model number and engine type have been recalled, however, our VIN was not included so ford will not honor.
Tl*the contact owns a 2002 ford f-250 sd. While driving 60 MPH, the contact heard a popping sound coming from the engine. She examined the vehicle and noticed that a spark plug ejected out of the engine. The vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealer. The failure recurred on three different occasions. The current and failure mileages were 104,000.
I purchased an f250 2002 triton v8 super duty mid year 2007. Less than a year after the purchase a spark plug blew out of the manifold. This all happened under normal highway driving conditions. The dealer put in an insert, rethreaded it and replaced spark plug. Almost a year to the day it happened again. So now #2 & #4 have blown out. On 5/30/09 a third one blew out. All on the left side (passenger side) of the manifold. So now #2, #3 and #4 have blown out. I researched the incident online and have found 500 other cases. I'm curious how many are really out there that weren't reported. I've been fortunate because in some cases the spark plug blew through the hood or damaged the manifold. I do however wonder what damage is occurring each time it happens. How many reports or how many vehicles does it take before there's a recall? Even though I have extended warranty I've been charged a deductible each time and now face a third if my warranty is still good. I have one more plug on that side that hasn't blown yet and since this one was only 7 months since the last one I suspect I'll be paying again. I saw online where it was suggested as a piston problem.
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